Lettuce 'Little Gem' Seeds

Overview

Lettuce 'Little Gem' produces small, crisp & crunchy compact lettuces with dark green leaves that are considered to be the sweetest of all lettuces. It is a quick maturing mini Cos type lettuce which can be sown in March/April to give an early crop in May/June or sown right up until July.

Lettuce 'Little Gem' is easy to grow and its small size makes it ideal for harvesting whole for one meal at a time. It performs as well in the ground as in patio containers and the thinnings can be used as babyleaves in salads.

Homegrown lettuce picked & used daily is as crisp & as fresh as it gets and it is cheap to grow from seed compared to supermarkets ones.

Lettuce ‘Little Gem’ is our favourite lettuce of all.

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Seed qty (approx)	900
Sowing months	March, April, May, June, July
Site conditions	Prefers well drained, moist, rich soil. But grows and looks well in containers.
How to sow	Sow thinly in pots or in a prepared bed in rows 25cm apart and lightly cover with fine soil. Seedlings appear 7-14 days. Thin to about 15cm apart when large enough. Water in carefully with a fine hose. For continuous crops sow every 2-3 weeks.
Care	Keep moist especially during dry weather, weed free and protect early sowings with a cloche. Always water in the morning or mid-day as watering in the evening will increase the risk of disease.
Harvest	May to October when the heart feels nice and firm.
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